I read about quite a few different propulsion methods a while back in Robert
L. Forward's book "Indistinguishable From Magic".  In it, he talks about
some different areas of possible future technology which, if viewed by us
today, would be inidistinguishable from magic.  Then he gives short stories
which use some of these technologies.  I found it pretty interesting.

Kevin Jackson-Mead
http://www.mindspring.com/~jacksonmead

Chris Huff wrote:

> In article <39b28950@news.povray.org>, "Rick [Kitty5]"
> <ric### [at] kitty5com> wrote:
>
> > shouldn't iy have like a laser beam pushing it along? - there was a
> > cartoon i saw years ago with this..
>
> Solar sails are supposed to operate by using the solar wind, no laser is
> needed, and you would need an extremely powerful laser to have any
> effect anyway. I have read about another laser propulsion technology
> being developed, it uses a very powerful ground laser and a disk-shaped
> projectile. However, it relies on an atmosphere, and would be pretty
> much useless in space.
>
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